College Outreach Committee

Presentation to Executive TeamSeptember 8, 2010

byBen Matthews, P.E.

Freese and Nichols, Inc.

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Committee Mission

• From Objective 2.6 of SAME Strategic Plan:

"Promote the engineering career field at colleges and universities through Student Chapters, mentoring programs, scholarships and career planning seminars."

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Committee Organization

• Vice Chairs – Mr. Stephen Tupper (Missouri River)– Mr. Corey Weaver (Ohio Valley)– Mr. Willie Stephens (South Atlantic)– Mr. John Cardenas (Middle Atlantic) – 12 vacant regions

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Committee Communications

• www.same.org/college serves as primary communication

• Currently contact Post POCs twice/year• Provide input to SAME News leading up to

and after annual Student Leadership Conference

• ~60 Post POCs • 37 “formal” student chapters

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Student Chapters

RegionStudent

Chapters

Great Lakes 2

Lower Mississippi 2

Middle Atlantic 5

Missouri River 6

New England 1

North Atlantic 2

Northwest 1

Total Number Student Chapters: 37Regions With No Student Chapters:

• Europe/Middle East• Pacific• Carolinas

RegionStudent

Chapters

Ohio Valley 4

Rocky Mountain 3

South Atlantic 2

South Central 3

Southwest 2

Texoma 3

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2010-2011 Goals

1. Increase the number of active Student Chapters, particularly in cases where there is already a relationship between the Post and a college or university

2. Increase Student Membership by surveying Posts with Student Chapters to identify "Best Practices" and develop ideas on how to make Student Membership valued by architecture, engineering and environmental students

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2010-2011 Goals

3. Ensure one student from each active/official chapter attends annual Student Leadership Workshop

4. Register academic institutions for all active student chapters since membership is now free

5. Establish student chapters at culturally diverse universities

6. Work with Scholarship Task Force to develop tracking program for students at universities

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2010-2011 Work Plan

• 1 Sep 10: Contact Posts with Student Chapters to update distribution lists for Student Leaders

• 15 Sep 10: Announce Student Leadership Workshop to Post Leaders

• Ongoing: Leverage technology (facebook and LinkedIn) to enhance communications and outreach efforts

• Ongoing: Have regional committee members work with local Posts contacting schools

• 13 Jan 11: Student Leadership Workshop– Las Vegas (Hoover Dam, Nellis or Aria tour)

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Committee Accomplishments

• More than tripled the amount of student chapters in three years (11 to 37)

• Spearheaded and turned over social networking initiatives that are now being deployed “society-wide” with full time social media manager

• Website serves as a format for other committees/councils

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Items for Discussion

• Budget for Student Leadership Workshop– Airfare?– How many nights for students?– Goal is 40+ Attendees

• SAME HQ POC for Committees

• Regional RVPs identifying representatives for each region

• My replacement

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Items for Discussion

Q&A

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Official Student Chapters

Region Post Student Chapter

Great Lakes

Illini University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Detroit University of Michigan

Rock Island University of Iowa

Middle Atlantic

Hampton Roads Virginia Tech

Northern Virginia George Mason University

Northern Virginia University of Virginia

Virginia Peninsula Virginia Military Institute

Washington D.C. George Washington University

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Official Student Chapters

Region Post Student Chapter

Ohio Valley

Huntington Marshall University

Kittyhawk University of Dayton

Kittyhawk The Ohio State University

Kentuckiana University of Louisville

Rocky Mountain

Denver Metro Colorado School of Mines

Pikes Peak United States Air Force Academy

Southern Arizona University of Arizona

SouthwestSacramento California State University-Sacramento

Sacramento University of California at Davis

Texoma

Greater El Paso University of Texas at El Paso

Houston/Galveston Texas A&M University

Oklahoma City University of Oklahoma

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Official Student Chapters

Region Post Student Chapter

South Central

Nashville Tennessee Tech University

Nashville Vanderbilt University

Mobile University of South Alabama

North AtlanticBaltimore U.S. Naval Academy

New York U.S. Military Academy (West Point)

New England Narragansett Bay U.S. Coast Guard Academy

LowerMississippi

Louisiana University of New Orleans

Vicksburg Jackson State University

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Official Student Chapters

Region Post Student Chapter

South Atlantic SavannahGeorgia Institute of Technology –

Savannah

Jacksonville University of North Florida

Missouri River

Greater Kansas City University of Kansas

Greater Kansas City University of Missouri Kansas City

Omaha Iowa State University

Omaha University of Nebraska at Omaha

Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri Science and Technology

Scott FieldSouthern Illinois University -

Edwardsville

Northwest Seattle Seattle University